Jackson Jambalaya

Interim Chief.

He hasn't been -- and likely won't get -- confirmed by the deadline next month.

If only the city could fix potholes as fast as firing cops who beat up thugs

He'll be back in a uniform somewhere like Canton, Bolton, Vicksburg....

As a citizen and a tax payer in NE Jackson I really hope this guy is never named chief. He obviously lacks leadership and has no backbone either. I bet he's in hazelhurst or Bolton before you know it.

Back in the day a thug would have taken the beating and that would be the end of it. They don't make thugs like they used to.

6:21 I have to assume by “thug” you mean black. He was pulled over a beaten by a cop who had a beef with him. But we don’t live “back in the day” when this was acceptable.

And when your type die off society will be a better place.

Socialist purge.

somebody got fired...... so what. happens everyday. people think that because somebody got 'fired' thats end of them and the last they will ever hear of them, WRONG. he has already probably been hired by another law enforcement agency.

A godless society with no morals and ethics will not be a better place.

7:08, do you think there was more violent crime in the schools and on the streets of Jackson prior to 1960's or after after? Was there more respect for the rule of law and the institutions of education? Has time proven that the people in the 'bad old days' were truly wrong? I was born in the 1980s and I missed out on seeing those days. I just know what I've been taught my whole life.

The officer was fired. He was not allowed to resign. It will be much harder for him to find work again.

I know a particular officer who has worked with Jackson, Byram, and Clinton and has been allowed to resign each time he has been in trouble. That's the problem...when law enforcement agencies lack the backbone to terminate employment and allow a resignation instead.

7:05 AM - Well, I am not white, and I have no idea of the color/race of the man that was allegedly beaten. Your comments seem a bit racist at worst, and very presumptive at best.

Thug? He's a good kid. Doing well in college. Has a good reputation. Yet you just call him a thug. I wonder why?

Oh, here's a little tidbit. Lampking was making an arrest outside of his precinct. Word on the Street is the Olive Garden security camera video wasn't favorable to the fired-cop.

It's good to know that the City of Jackson under this mayor doesn't reward cops who engage in excessive force with continued employment.

It sounds like the Chief did the right thing. Cops have no right just to beat up people unless the person does not comply or is threatening.
Curious, was the cop black or white?

Funny thing is that when the cops had more liberty to beat em like a yard dog there was more peace and law and order, now that we cry foul every time the police hurts our feelings there is violent crime rampant everywhere...may be time to start doing things the old way

@11:00 AM in 2018 if the race isn't mentioned in these type cases, it is safe to assume that both are the same race. If this officer was white, you would be hearing it from all local media, and possibly national media. White on Black crime is statistically lower thab air plane crashes and lottery winning.

The race of all individuals involved in this case is relevant. Just because corrupt media sources overlook it, doesn't mean it's not important. Politically correct media is destroying this country.

It's sad when we as a Society can't use the Facts of the Case to make decisions about Young People whether they or the Police happen to be Good or Bad. Facts are Facts, let's not assume anything.